'Titanic' waves forecast from marriage ruling

'This case before this court is this nation's tower of Babel'

A legal team that has defended biblical marriage in cases dating back to the 2003 Lawrence v. Texas case in which the Supreme Court ruled homosexual sodomy is constitutionally protected says the impact of the coming decision on same-sex "marriage" could be of titanic proportions.

Virtually every family law in the nation, including those regarding inheritance, support, custody, adoption, divorce, testimonial privileges, interests in land and conveyance would have to be changed, and that's just the start.

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The warning comes from William J. Olson, who served in various offices during the Reagan administration, and Herbert W. Titus, who taught constitutional law for 26 years and is the founding dean of Regent Law School.

The team argued for traditional marriage in the Lawrence case, in California's Proposition 8 battle, in defense of the Defense of Marriage Act and in other related cases.

"Although the judicial trend to embrace 'homosexual rights' is undeniable, we certainly have not given up hope about the court's decision," they said in a new report.

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"In fact, it is our belief that the case for same-sex marriage is so pathetically weak, that the court may understand that it would suffer a crippling embarrassment once the people come to really understand that in no way does the U.S. Constitution command same-sex marriage.

"But our role now, while hoping for the best, is to prepare for the worst – and that worst could be terrible indeed," they said.

They wrote in a recent friend-of-the-court brief, part of which was published at American Vision, that the case "before this court is this nation's tower of Babel."

"At issue is whether we as a people are going to continue to conform the institution of marriage to the one created and established by God, or instead will reform the most sacred of human institutions into something else chosen by an elite set of jurists."

The said any decision "will have repercussions of titanic proportions."

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Besides the wholesale revision of every state's family law, the lawyers argue that Christian and other religious adoption agencies would face forced closure.

"Already, Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley and the leaders of Catholic Charities of Boston announced that the agency will end its adoption work, rather than comply with state law requiring homosexual adoption of children."

Also, speech based on the Bible no longer necessarily would be allowed in churches, they argued.

"Pastors would be monitored by atheist and liberal groups to ensure that there be no teaching that homosexual behavior is sin. Even websites which offer information about withdrawing from homosexual behavior would be banned as 'hate speech.'"

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Churches would lose their tax exemptions, which could lead to the forfeiture of church properties. And there no longer would be valid arguments against multiple-partner or incestuous marriages, they said.

Also, those who hold biblical views would be driven from public office, as in North Carolina where numerous judges have resigned to avoid criminal prosecution for refusing to perform homosexual "marriages."

Businesses would be ordered to cater to homosexual duos, who already have been targeting florists, photographers, bakers and others.

And likely no professional whose occupation requires a state license would be allowed to work without subscribing to the "gay" agenda, they argue.

"Will a physician be forced to perform an artificial insemination for a lesbian couple? Will a lawyer be forced to take a case defending gay marriage?" they wrote.

Since "homosexuality constitutes a reversion to pagan ways of thinking," benefits Americans now enjoy such as "individual rights, diversity or tolerance" would be lost, they say.

Lastly, they explain the move is to invite God's judgment on the nation.

She said the world is "coming close to the end of human history as we know it."

"Our world is unraveling," she told Colmes. "I think the whole world senses, especially those who follow the news, senses that something is happening that is very unsettling."

Colmes had asked Lotz, the author of nearly a dozen books and the president of AnGeL Ministries, whether she believed "we are at the end times now."

"I believe that it is, Alan, and I base that not just on feelings; I base it on what Jesus said in the New Testament and then what I see going on in the world at the same time – and they match," she said. "And so I put that together and I believe we're coming close to the end of human history as we know it."

Lotz said that with the end times "comes accountability before God, which we would call a judgment."

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WND reported a few weeks ago President Obama was making jokes about end-times beliefs.

Former Rep. Michele Bachmann, a four-term Republican from Minnesota, had criticized Obama for his support of a framework agreement with Iran that she said would lead to war and bring judgment on America.

Obama took her to task in a half-joking, mocking tone.

"Michele Bachmann actually predicted I would bring about the biblical end of days," Obama said. "Now that's a legacy. That's big. I mean Lincoln, Washington, they didn't do that."

Bachmann made the comments in a recent interview with Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries on her show, "Understanding the End Times."

Bachmann was unfazed by Obama's snarky comeback.

"The Bible is filled with exciting information about living life today and in the future, both in this life and in the life to come," Bachmann told WND. "Any message that brings people closer to God's wonderful plans for our lives is a good thing.

"One of the greatest threats to America is the progressives (a new name for liberals) led by President Obama and his Attorney General Eric Holder who are trying to impose a new morality – which is really no morality at all – jamming it down the throats of the American people," he said, the Christian Post reported.

Graham said America has been "blessed by God" unlike any other country in the world but faces serious threats of degradation and destruction, mostly from within.

"When our country was birthed, its foundations and laws were based on biblical laws and principles," he said, writing on his personal Facebook page. "We used to be 'one nation under God.' Now we're a nation that has turned its back on God. History shows that when nations do this, their end is near."

Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially.